Madam Jayalalitha says she will establish a separate "tamil elam" in Srilanka if voted to power.Srilanka is not her Poes Garden backyard where she can impose herself. It is a separate independent nation,and we Indians have no right to interfere in the affairs of a foreign country.It is agreed that the millions of tamilians in Srilanka should get their right to live as equal citizens of Srilanka as the other majority community in the nation.JUST AS INDIAN STATES,Srilanka should evolve a separate state for tamils out of the various territories they have captured from the LTTE where the tamils can look forward to live as the rightful citizens of A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS SRILANKA.More than a quarter century of war is nearing an end.Let the whole world welcome it.

Velupillai Prabhakaran should better be shot dead as soon as Srilankans find him that is in case he did not commit suicide. Keeping him alive is like keeping deadly poison in house. This bloody rat spread horrifying disease of killing and suicide like rats spread plague. Finally it is proven that ferocious violence does not achieve any success.

At present Madam is not in the driver seat.To get in to it she can deliver a lot of Political statements.Political statements can not be viewed seriously.Srilanka is a separate independent nation.No one can interfere the internal affairs of such nations.We can extend our support to Tamils to get equal rights to live in the same country.Take for our own country,we are living with all rights irrespective of cast creed or religion.To bring such situation tigers should fight in hahimsa way Like our Mahathma.If Velepillai prabhaharan followed the hahimsa way,Deffinately he is also become a mahathma and whole tamil world will respect him.More than quarter century of war ,what are the achievements?Loss of valuable human lives,properties and tamils are living as refuges in other part of the world.Still there is time to follow Hasimha way to get full rights with seperate Tamil State but the difference is one more VP should come to follow gandhian principles.

people are commenting like a fools who dont bother to know what is the history of tamil struggle and why tamil rebels including ltte take up arms against the oppressive slankan gov. the rights of sl tamils from 1948 totally suppressed and they tried all forms of peaceful agitations against the gov. when slankan gov. continuously attacked sl tamils by brutal military force to suprress peaceful agitations, sl tamils found no way, but to take up arms against the slankans. though LTTE leader misled the rebel group and killed co-rebels which made immense help to cunning slankan gov. to get world sympathy and get military and monetary help from all nations. Now with international help, they become crazy and started killing thousands of innoscent civilians in pretext of war against ltte. these brutal killings no way accepted by any civilized country except india, china (both closed their eys.) once ltte eliminated, slankan gov. revert back to its position in sixtees and will start to make sl tamils as their slaves and never share powers. new tamil rebels with new visionary leader soon will emerge and will fight with the brutal slankans to liberate tamil eelam. thats way only ADMK leader told she has forseen seperate tamil eelam must be created to stop the brutal oppression of sinhalese gov. on sl tamils. yes USA also made it clear, if the war continues, there is imminent possiblity of slankan nation to split into two nations.

The blatant truth is most Srilankan Tamils support LTTE. Not because they love them but because they know Tamils don’t have any future under the Sinhala Governments. As the world can see most successive Sinhala governments carried out war crimes in the name of fighting terrorism. As a kid the terror struck by the Srilankan army is still fresh in my mind. Not all Tamils were lucky like me to escape to western world. It is a pity that that most Indians support this war crimes due to their hatred for LTTE. Sadly the land of Gandhi is ruled by hypocrites and war mongers!

And to my other fellow countrymen, dont compare Gandism with what's was happening in SL. The situations are not the same, no Indian was stripped of the skin and hung in the shop like a goat, no Indian woman was rapped and killed in mid road, no Indian pregnant woman was killed with her unborn baby ripped out of her belly. If all these happens in ur house (I truly pray it doesn't happen), then u will feel the pain. Even Gandhi has said that a girl can kill when she is attacked by a mad man. So dont comment like fools and waste everyone's time. if u cant do any good for those suffering there, just keep ur mouth shut and let people "with heart" think about what best could be done.

(Missed this in my earlier comment)
I request all of you not to comment like fools. If u dont want to enter into the bussiness of other sovereign nation, then just keep your hands and mouth shut and watch. Our govt is not doing that now. They are helping SL fight LTTE. But they are telling something to the people and doing somethingelse. So, any leader giving speaches like that and then coming to TN is sure to get shoes and chappals as garland.

In line with my earlier commnets, let's keep our comments and try to pool in our efforts to tackle the concern raised by the writer of the blog - 'How to help the people in serious suffering?'. If anyone puts in atleast one point on this I would be the first one to praise him / her.

We are worried about the Tamils in Sri Lanka. So why don't we call them back and provide them whatever they need! Just think, next time India start a combing operation in Kashmir and UP in search of Militant and terrorist hide out, Pakistan sending a strong signal to halt that operation and possible pull back! And surprise, India paying heed!

Well all those supporting the LTTE, I just want to ask you a plain question. Do you also support the terrorists in J&K and North East against whom the Indian state is locked in a do or die battle. Notwithstanding what happened two decades ago no government can allow terrorists who are calling for a separate homeland, to operate from its territory, no matter how just the cause may be. The sooner Rajiv Gandhi's killers are punished the better.

I can understand many Indian's wish. We want to get and finish off LTTE. In this principle we give our full support to Sri Lankan army.
Unfortunately, innocent Tamils are trapped in between. Within last few months more than 6500 people died. Is that enough lives for Rajiv Gandhi?
We can not sit back and watch when genocide happens in our neighbouring country.

Sometimes I wonder, is it our fault that none of our neighbours are stable?

All those Indians who are supporting LTTE - are you gone crazy??....you can definitely empathize with Sri lankan Tamils and pray for their welfare but please do not empathize with LTTE which killed your prime minister and other people mercilessly...on your own soil...We criticize Pakistan for meddling with J&K affair...we criticize China for interfearing in North East and here we are doing the same thing....It is totally wrong to interfere with an internal affairs of Soverign State...offcourse we should help Sri lankan tamils...but for me LTTE and SL Tamils are not the same. If you dont like what pakistan does to you then don't do the same. Prabhakaran killed Indians in Sri Perumbudur and and like any criminal, he should be brought to justice. I am Indian first and will not tolerate a foreigner to come and kill my people. For me Qasab and Prabhakaran are the same - both came to India and both killed Innocent people. And we as an Indians should not forgive them.

I agree with the author that the government should show equal interest in devolution of powers to the tamils. But, as per the current indications, the government more determined to crush with iron hand and thus least bothered the human rights. Leave alone the power-sharing.

Thinking that the rogue government in Srilanka will mend it's ways and start afresh whole heartedly to rehabilitate the Tamils is a pipe dream.Unfortunately people who know nothing about the Srilankan affairs for the past 50-60 years have no rights to comment.
Jaya's pole vault has changed the perception of the Srilanka's affairs for ever in Tamilnadu.
Thanks for the elections at this juncture.our suffering brethern in our neighbourhood can see some light.
If Kashmir can be annexed for the benifit of few Kashmir pandits,Bangladesh divided from Pakistan for Bengalis why not Eelam for Tamils!

It is unfortunate to see the sufferings of my fellow Tamilians in Srilanka. Why we have to blame Sri Lankan Government , when we the Tamilians allowed Prabhakaran and his blood sucking bandits to rule, to kill his own fellow Tamils, to make the entire world against it by their act of brutality and violents? Violence begets violents. I have no sympathy towards this thugs who enjoy splilling blood in the name of something happended years ago there by increasing the misery of their own people. The least thing Srilankan Tamils can do is to destroy this monster at least by now and join the mainstream.

There is no perfect human and their is no perfect society. Learn to accomodate your own fellow human being irrespective of race like a civilised society. Otherwise this visious cycle of violence will never stop!

Prabhakaran is a scum and a terrorist. We Indins have no right to meddle in Sri Lanka's internal affairs. Please don't forget that the Tamilians of Tamilnadu are a different group of people to the Tamils of Jaffna (Sri Lanka).
They speak the language with variance.
The caste system too divides them. Sri Lankan Tamils don't care for caste as much as we Indian Tamilians do.

With the elections around the corner and TN politicians screaming for Eelam, China is quietly building its string of pearls. India will wake up and it might be too late. Not one of the TN politicians have started to collect Humanitarian aid, food, medicines, tents etc. DO they really care for the Tamils?

Sivaharan says "Not all Tamils were lucky like me to escape to western world".

Yes,These lucky ones are the very Tamils who keep the misery alive in Sri Lanka.These diaspora Tamils while enjoying the all the democratic rights in the west keep funding the LTTE terrorist activities in Sri Lanka. Yes diaspora is lucky because it is not their childrene who are being sacrificed by LTTE leader for his dream. The Tamil diaspora funded LTTE has killed and aeliminated almost all moderate and educated Tamils in Sri Lanka. The Lucky diaspora is a partner in all these killings.
The truth is vast majority of Tamils in Sri Lanka now live out side north the area controlled by LTTE. If there is a genocide how come majority Tamils decide to live in the South among Sinhala and Muslim people. Do the diaspora Tamils know that there are many Tamil politicians who are supporting the givernment of Sri Lanka? Why do you LTTE supporters advocate killing of all the Tamils who oppose LTTE ?
Let Sri Lankans finish LTTE. These diaspora guys do not want to see the end of LTTE because then the bogus rfugees in the west will be deported to Sri Lanka. The so called lucky ones are actually economic refugees.

HOSPITAL BOMBED. using CHEMICALWEPON.MASS MASSCRE, NAZI STYLE DETENTIONCAMP, youngester takento secret camps.SRILANKA NEVER LIKE TO GIVE TAMILS EQUAL RIGHT. IN THE SOUTH HINDU TEMPLE FESTIVAL CANCELLED BY SINHALEES.IT WAS FIRST TIME IN 200 years.SRILANKAN GOVERMENT WANT TO WIPEOUT TAMILS. HELPING THIS GENOCIDE TO SRILANKA HISTROY NEVER FORGIVE SONIA GOVERMENT PART OF THISEXECRA BLE GENOCIDE OF TAMIL PEOPLE.

These Indian Tamils who live happily everafter in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Tamils live outside of Sri Lanka are the most hypocratic people you can ever meet in your life.

Tamil Nadu Tamils like Jayalalitha suddenly woke up last week to support a Tamil Ealam. She keep forgetting she lives in Tamil Ealam. Jayalalitha wake up there will never be a Ealam in Sri Lanka May be you can find a patch of land in Tamil Nadu if you so desire an Ealam. Also a 13% of a population don't need a 1/3 of a country.

As for the diaspora of Sri Lankan Tamils, there main concern is the visa. They will tell any European fool who would listen to them they were being tortured and treated as second class citizens, but the first thing they do once they get PR is to visit family in Sri Lanka. Where is the torture?

Wake up people. Life is not easy for anyone in Sri Lanka. Poor suffer whether they are Sinhala, Tamil or Muslim. It is not something unique for Tamils.

Its really frustating for me as an Indian to see our govt not interfering in Lanka.As a growing power it should be more sensitive to issues related to war and human rights.As long as India can't diffuse a situation like this,it can't hope to become a world power in the future.It should interfere immediately such that the war ends and Tamil civilians are brought to safety and rehabilitated.It should also aggresively take steps to demilliterize the LTTE and put pressure on Lanka govt to end the attocracies.

Ms. Ann Burn search the facts before you mouth off, and to begin with read your own history. Just because you've an angelo saxon name, doesn't give you right to slander others.
Many Tamils still live in southern Sri Lanka, ofcourse with the fear of their own life.

Its been almost more than a month in Central London the Sri lankan tamils..sorry...they want to be called as E...for Eelam tamils......doing protests and all.

Why people of Indian tamils are not participated with them?that means Indian tamils are more concern about Tamil peoples in Sri lanka than in the aspect of ceasefire calling etc.,
It is crazy that...If I am protesting to call for ceasefire with the LTTE flag and shouting that E...for Eelam etc.,and all.

People of Indian tamil abroad especially those who are in Europe know better than the people of tamil nadu about the issues of tamils in Sri lanka.Thats while the keeping their mouth shut and still worrying about the uncared civilians there in Sri lanka.
Tamil diaspora(Economic refugees and LTTE's Money bank)not done enough for their own people to bring peace in the country instead they want to fund LTTE's to get the situation worse.so that their people in western world still eligible can get PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS thro asylum status.

Would you agree with me or not?????????

Sri Lanka should designate a few states in the Tamil region so that the tamil minority gets fair representation in the SL govt. This would help highlight their plight and build confidence in the two communities. Dictatorial rule by the SL government will not resolve the differences and at some stage another Prabhakaran will rise up.

It is a reality that Sri Lanka has Tamils and Singalese. This is not going to go away so representing both segments and bringing about development in all areas without being partial is the only way forward.

LTTE is fighting for freedom struggle. Many who writes about this doesn't know the problem. India is in supporting Sri Lankan Army to kill Tamil people instead of saving the people. India's action is most irresponisble on humanity.

BBC says, UN says, ICRC says
But my dear author of this blog, why have you not specified *ANYTHING* about the Srilankan govt's Genocidal act ?

Did Rajapakse pay you for writing this article ? Shame on you!

In Sri Lanka We had (before LTTE prior to 1974) Tamil leaders who represent main tamil paties & as well as national paties (one might called those Natinal Paties as Sinhala only Paties Now)In Fact Mr DoraiAppa (Mayer Of Jaffna) who was first victim of the LTTE was a member of the SLFP.Mrs Bandaranayake was the then PM and she was the leader of the SLFP.Thus showing the Tamils as well as Sinhalese from the elite classes was represented not the poor from the both communities.
C Silva

To all the Indian Fools who support the Srilankan Govt in wiping out the Tamil race in Srilanka, it is ridiculous to compare J & K and North East with the tamils problem of Srilanka. Simple reason being that no fundamental rights of people in J & K and North east have been withdrawn.Each is a state and has its own Chief Minister, MPs and MLAs with powers to run the state administration. However, still if the Indian goverment is not able to meet the aspirations of the people and there is no development in the region, it is time that J&K and North-East are separated from India.
Indians who now say that we should not interfere in Srilankan affairs should know that LTTE was the creation of India. India trained and provided arms to LTTE. Rajiv Gandhi too did the same with for some time without understanding the aspirations of the Tamil people.
Say in India, if the Central Govt in India is imposing on people of all states to study Sanskrit and says only Sanskrit will be the official language, how many states will remain within the Indian Union. That is what is happening in Srilanka.
Indian fools should understand when Tamils have been given voting and citizenship rights in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, US, UK and France why Srilanka alone in the world is ill treating Tamilians.
Why is that voting and citizenship rights were withdrawn and again given back because of the beating they got from LTTE.
Why till date there is no Tamil Prime Minister or President in Srilanka?. India has Sikh Prime Minister, Tamil President, Muslim Presidents etc.If Indian fools do not wake up now, China and Pakistan will set up base in Srilanka and ensure disintegration of India into North and South India. If North Indians do not allow a South Indian to become Prime Minister then there is every likelihood that South India will separate from North India.

I appreciate and share the concerns raised by the author. But, at the same time, it would be an uphill task without taking into confidence of the very people for whom the democratic process and its resoults to flow. But, the ground reality is that there has been a long-standing hatred and mutual suspicion between these two communties. There are not much groups in lanka unlike in India where a diverse group exist and still live peacefully, the strength for which lies in the fact that there is no racial discrimination and to top it, it is a secular country. On the other hand, in Sri Lanka, it is a theocratic country dominated by Buddhist monks/clergy and they call the shots, interfere in the day-to-day affairs of the country. Unless and until, there a change in the attitude among the Srilanka establishment, the co-existence of tamils within the unified lanka will be a mirage. Unless a durable solution is put in place, wiping of LTTE is meaningless, except a sadistic feeling of taking revenge. The scars on the minds of the minorties has irretrievably etched.

a real tsunami hitting srilanka is a wish and the globe going after indians by opening a chinese base in srilanka is a mistake.how the world believes in tantra and mantra at strategic level is still a mistery

“People who say Sri Lanka needs political solution” this so called political solution was given to the SL Tamil people by late Mr Rajeeve Gandi that is called provincial councils similar to India with a Chief Minister ( SL being a small country One cannot divide into states like in USA/India), Even the mighty Indian Army IPKF could not disarm & implement this political solution. Every Tamil leader who was elected democratically was killed by the LTTE.

We Sri lankan need to see end of LTTE and VP. And we want indians to helpus on this or be silent without supporting LTTE directly or indirectly. As in Tsunami, these days too Sri Lankans in south are rushing to help IDPs by collecting foods, cloths etc.

All the stories and pics we have seen so far released by SL Army. Indian Media didn't have access to civilians held under Army. LTTE is freedom fighting movement who is using so called terrorist ways to meet its ends. Why no body called on Raja Pakse who seems to be another MODI...to be another Hitler?

It is hightime Amma and Appa concetrate and work towards the upliftment of people's lives in TN to whom they are accountable rather than present an issue to bypass all the outstanding issues they need to address in their home land. India is a democratic and sovereign country and if you need to raise a concern about human rights or other issues raise it officially, but do not trust your personal menial views on other sovereign nations to carve out states et al, however small or big it is. India has made a mistake with Nepal and now TN politicians and making it again with SL Tamil issues.

What the FK going on in the blog. I am tamil living in south srilanka and have no problem with sinhalas and other muslims. There is no fear from government if your are little bit of educated and living peacefully. Everyone dont boast themself as the true crusader of the country. Other country like India and US and China have no right to interfere in Srilankan matter. Those who are trapped in the region is because they choose to stay trapped in that region. They had vast opportunity to move out but they never did. I feel sorry for all those getting killed but this nonsense have to stop here and peace and prosperity should come back to nation.

I think Tamils should have their own country. Millions of Tamils live in India. India should allow Tamils to have their own land. I don’t know why Tamils are thinking of carving out a section of a tiny island. Tamil Nadu is the land of Tamils. So Tamil Nadu should be a separate country; it should be the Tamil Eelam!!

Tamils are fighting for freedom in the past 50 years. Singalise goverment is killing tamil people in the 50 years. The killing to be stopped Tamil people need to live in peace, the only solution is Tamil Eelam, a seperate state for tamils.

India never tried to solve tamils problem, Indian acts are aginst tamils. India done grave crime against humanity.

LTTE is a freedom fighters, they sacrificied their for the freedom of Tamil People. If LTTE is not safeguarded Tamil people, the Singalise Goverment would have occupied tamil areas very long back, unfortunately Singalise Army now occupied tamils territory, tamils made as refugee with the inhuman help of Indian Goverment.

Tamil Eelam will be formed one day, all the tamils support for that. Our war will continue till we achieve Tamil Eelam.

I read many comments and views expressed by them. I feel India must not interfere in SL affairs. REason being that Tamilians settled in SL are citizens of that country and SL is a sovereign country ruled by its own Law of the land. I agree with many commentors that tamilians are not treated equally and that many tamil refugees in western world are also backing LTTE. Why not channel the same financial backup to improve the economical and social status of the tamilians in SL? If used properly, that is a big stimulus to the local economy. I have heard from some SL expatriate tamilians that their relatives are living in a state of fear and ransom. But what they are doing is opposite by supporting the same LTTE which they hate and help LTTE to be financially atrong. LTTE so far could have definitely improved the commonman with the same funds financially and socially with education and health as primary concern instead of spending entirely on terrorism or terrorist tactics, which would have built enormous pressure on SL govt from international community to stop such genocide or internal war against them. Perhaps it is time that LTTE present leadership dissimulate and new leadership come forth for the refuged tamilians to work for the benefit of the oppressed with the same help of non resident tamilians which was available to LTTE from many countries across the world. It is not impossible if not easier to achieve the confidence of the suffered civilians but for right leadership all should extend support to bring the SL tamilians to the main stream of the goverance of the country and enjoy togetherness. Pls Remember. First SRILANKANS then TAMILIANS. This motto will help in integrating with national stream and pressurise SL govt to act wisely and treat all citizens equally. Such actions only can stop another Prabhakaran from raising.

In the mean time, it is advisable to all the Indian Tamil politicians to shut their mouth, stop bickerings and issue of statements of irrelevance. If they are genuinely concerned, they should ask people to donate for the cause, help in rebuilding the economy, social and infrastructure facility for the displaced. They should not be allowed to spend taxpayers money for their greedy vote monging techniques.